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NWCC’s 78th Annual Money Show - Day 2

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
The Northwest Coin Club's Annual Money Show is THE premier coin and currency show in the state of Minnesota. Our club takes great pride in assembling this outstanding show every March at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. You'll not want to miss the 2012 show featuring more than 80 dealers from the Upper-Midwest, Florida, Missouri, Nevada & Wyoming! http://www.northwestcoinclub.com/Northwest_Money_Show.html

NWCC’s 78th Annual Money Show - Day 1

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
The Northwest Coin Club's Annual Money Show is THE premier coin and currency show in the state of Minnesota. Our club takes great pride in assembling this outstanding show every March at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. You'll not want to miss the 2012 show featuring more than 80 dealers from the Upper-Midwest, Florida, Missouri, Nevada & Wyoming! http://www.northwestcoinclub.com/Northwest_Money_Show.html

From One Collector to Another

Submitted by Mark Anderson on
Just as Scott Lindquist disclaims creative writing cred, I am no blogger. But like Tina Turner’s famous ex once said, “I’ll try anything…one time.” Shawn Hewitt, the patient, resolute slave-driver behind getting this wonderful new site up and at ‘em for the benefit of our members, seems to think that I as President need to say something in blog form. As if anybody really cares what I have to say. And if you do, you can wait a month and a half and read it in Paper Money! As if! Shawn is, of course, right.

Coin Note

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
A Coin Note is an obsolete note with a vignette of coins, usually contemporary with the note, and equal in value to the denomination.

Lazy 3

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
Lazy 3s (and other numerals) are notes exhibiting the denomination in a horizontal position. These follow the name originally applied to $2 first charter national bank notes, better known as Lazy 2s.

The Importance of a Trusted Price Guide

Submitted by Scott Lindquist on
I never claimed to be a writer, and I still don’t even though and I co-wrote with John Schwartz the “Standard Guide to Small Size U.S. Currency, 1928 to Date”. My writing ‘education’ consists of one course in “Free Writing” taught by Professor Nelson at the illustrious Minot State University, where I earned a four year business degree after dropping out of the geology program because my brain was impermeable to higher math. Prof.

Banker Scrip

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
Banker Scrip was a type of scrip issued by merchants but guaranteed by a local banking house. They were presumably backed by deposits of the merchant who issued them.

Postal Notes

Submitted by Shawn Hewitt on
Postal Notes were a medium offered by the U.S. Postal service for the purpose of sending money through the mail. There were issued in amounts from 1c to $4.99. There were five main types of Postal Notes issued from 1883 to 1894.
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